Look at the learning objectives. Can

Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
Look at the learning objectives.
Can you already do all 3?
Can you do 2?
Can you do 1?
Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
Watch this video of some primary students having a discussion.
Can you spot any ways in which they successfully:
listen?
ask questions that are relevant?
make relevant contributions?
play a part in keeping the discussion going?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRUsAoyRRHU
Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
ACCOUNTABLE TALK
= talk in which YOU take responsibility
= talk in which you are accountable in three ways
Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
ACCOUNTABLE to the
LEARNING
COMMUNITY
= you are responsible for making sure that everyone can work
together to discuss successfully
Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
ACCOUNTABLE to the
KNOWLEDGE
= you are responsible for making sure that you all use knowledge as
well as possible
Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
ACCOUNTABLE to
RIGOROUS
THINKING
= you are responsible for making sure that everyone is using their
brains as well as possible and not being lazy
Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSOkz6IO9oI
Watch these students. Are they being...
ACCOUNTABLE to the
LEARNING
COMMUNITY?
ACCOUNTABLE to the
KNOWLEDGE?
ACCOUNTABLE to
RIGOROUS
THINKING?
Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
Look at the sheet with phrases on to help you be...
ACCOUNTABLE to the
LEARNING
COMMUNITY
ACCOUNTABLE to the
KNOWLEDGE
ACCOUNTABLE to
RIGOROUS
THINKING
Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
Miss Alexander is going to make some statements about 'A
Monster Calls'. Use one of the phrases to respond to what Miss
Alexander says.
I don't think Conor
is very nice.
Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
Ness is a great
writer.
Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
The language is too
easy for Year 8s.
Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
I think Conor's mother is
selfish.
Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
Your turn. Write down one statement about 'A Monster Calls'. It should be your opinion about a
character, the story or the way it is written. Start with 'I think...'
I think ...
Who are you paired with?
Hugo
George
Jake
Katey K
Sid
Zach
Sebastian
Katie S-S
Rens
Zak
David
Learning questions:
Can I listen to others carefully?
Can I ask questions and make contributions that are relevant?
Can I play a part in keeping discussion going?
Look at the learning objectives.
Can you do all 3?
Can you do 2?
Can you do 1?